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to name the building Madikizela, in honor of the late South African political activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a symbol of Black female resilience.) The upper floors will contain well-appointed rentals, whose target market includes single moms working View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

01 Sep 2015
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State of the Unions

down from 17.7 million in 1983—there has been a surge in pro-labor activity among low-wage workers as of late. Damon Silvers (MBA 1995, JD 1996), policy director for the AFL-CIO, says he’s heartened by these... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; McDonald's; Walmart

07 Sep 2021
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Embracing Activism for Social Change

Concern for those hit hard by COVID-19 was also behind an open letter penned by Mendu and classmates Amy Villaseñor (MBA 2020) and Steve Moore (MBA 2020), urging FORTUNE 500 CEOs to treat low-wage essential View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

11 Feb 2021
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Retraining for a Post-COVID Workforce

Many of the low-income employees who lost their jobs when white-collar workers stopped commuting may never get those jobs back, according to some economists, who point to COVID’s lasting impacts on the labor market. Now a national... View Details